Saturday, May 16, 2009

Another milestone was reached by AC/DC Abruzzo who saw AC/DC at the Munich Olympiastadion yesterday night. As you know that was the stadium where the Stiff Upper Lip DVD was recorded in 2001. This DVD had a fundamental role for our survival during the long years of waiting before this World Tour so this show was particularly meaningful for us. This time AC/DC Abruzzo was part of the action with old and new friends. The flag was raised again in Germany and the heavy rain that started before YSMANL just made us rock harder and louder!! Report+photos and videos soon!!CIAO from the Rock'n'roll train Munich-Abruzzo!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

1. Rock'n'roll Train2. Hell ain't a bad place to be3. Back in Black4. Big Jack5. Dirty Deeds6. Shot Down in Flames7. Thunderstruck8. Black Ice9. The Jack10. Hell's Bells11. Shoot to Thrill12. War Machine13. Dog Eat Dog14. Anything Goes15. You Shook Me All Night Long16. TNT17. Whole Lotta Rosie18. Let there be Rock19. Highway to Hell20. For Those About to Rock

AC/DC ABRUZZO OFFICIAL REPORTWe went to Leipzig just like we did in Wilkes Barre and Oslo to be the "first to hear it". And we were the first again. Dog Eat Dog was added to the setlist. Are we happy? We have mixed feelings. We love this song but it isn't Riff Raff, Live Wire or If You Want Blood. . And unless something major happens in Munich AC/DC Abruzzo will skip many shows of the open air tour. As you know we are not very fond of Stadium shows: we believe that the shows for the real fans were the ones in the small arenas. And we were there. Stadium shows are, generally speaking, for regular "mainstream" audience. For those people who maybe only know Highway To Hell or Thnderstruck. The band (read Malcolm) is aware of that and probably this is the reason why they don't bother adding "rare" songs each night. In fact yesterday in the Zeltralstadium, 90% of people seemed not to care too much about Dog Eat Dog... As long as they hear HTH, TNT, ROSIE, YSMANL they're happy. So the band will give it to them. Fair enough. The other 10% of people will have to wait for the next show in Circus Krone or Roseland Balroom... But we might be wrong...

So different venue. Different crowd. Different atmosphere. Apart from very few changes. The stage was very similar to the 2001 one. You saw the pics. Same train. Nothing special afterall. It looked like AC/DC wanted to give those "fans" who couldn't get a ticket for the indoor tour the opportunity to see them. Or maybe they just wanted to cut costs as much as possible and maximise profit... Or maybe they're just lazy...We actually have problems in understanding this... Differences: Dog Eat Dog added, Let There Be Rock you will see some confettis flying in the air and different catwalk-end and final solo, fireworks at the end, much louder 21-gun salute.

The band performed well but you could tell that they were not mastering the bigger stage perfectly (especially the catwalk). Our impression was that until DOG EAT DOG they were going a bit slow and cumbersome. But this might be due to our fear of not having any setlist change. After Dog Eat Dog they looked more energetic... Especially Angus. Brian fucked up quite clearly on War Machine but then totally redeemed himself with Dog Eat Dog. Not his best performance of this song but pretty good.

The German crowd was not bad but not great either. The 1-liter personalised AC/DC beer pitcher made its appearance again (last time we saw it was in March in Germany). We must mention a major fuck up by the organisers/promoter who wrote "Front of Stage" on the fan club tickets but didn't allow entrance to the front of stage section to all the people with a Front of Stage ticket!! They basically applied a first come first served policy to the FOS section. So AC/DC Abruzzo also had to witness an entertaining but useless fight between German fans and security guys before the show near the barriers. The Germans are not hotblooded as the Italians or the French but this time they seemed to be quite pissed off about this fan club thing.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Here's the last episode of the Rock'n'Roll Fannation documentary. AC/DC Abruzzo is in this episode too!! (Thank God they didn't broadcast the part of the interview when we told them that we came from Italy without tickets! AH AH AH!)

Just a few hours before the first show of the Stadium tour in Leipzig, AC/DC ABRUZZO decided to inaugurate its "Interviews with the Hardcore Fans" series. We met many of them during our international rock'n'roll journey, from Wilkes Barre, USA to Birmingham, UK and we have been impressed by their dedication, passion and energy. But the most interesting thing for us, from Wilkes Barres onwards, was to have met those hardcore fans who had been confined in a limbo that lasted for 5 years (or 8 if they didn't attend any European show in 2003) before having the chance to see the band on stage again. Some of them are legendary figures who travelled almost anywhere to see the band since the Bon Scott era, others are just regular forum posters who had never seen the band live before. What they have in common is their genuine passion for AC/DC and their willingness and commitment to see them live in concert as many times as possible during the BLACK ICE World Tour. Enjoy!

FIRST INTERVIEW: GOZONE!

Today, we're with one of the biggest fans of AC/DC that AC/DC Abruzzo had the pleasure to meet in Wilkes Barre for the private gig. Marc, aka as GOZONE. Our special guest for today.

AC/DC ABRUZZO: Gozone, you're definetely one of the most active fans on several boards, especially acdcpower.net where most of the hardcore fans has kept discussing matters related to AC/DC, often in a very "colurful and emphatic" way beyond the bounds of what is normally considered "politically correct". Please tell us about your passion for AC/DC and your role on ACDCpower forum.

GOZONE: Well, it is funny that you mentioned acdcpower.net!I found that website because I was looking for somewhere to share my passion of AC/DC with other fans.At first, it was a little rough there, as you know, that site is not for the weak! There are many great fans on there and I enjoy reading about concert reviews, album reviews, rare recordings, etc, etc.You could say that I am not a “politically correct” poster there.I state my honest opinion and try to be “real”.There have been some battles on the message board.Just to name a few of the poster, Kirk, Zoid, Wheels, Toxictwin (you), Meanstreak, HoneyRoll, Cali not Cooool, Jimmy, Shoot, Shocker, AT/LE, etc, etc…..all of these people and many others are die hard fans that contribute to the forum daily.Yes, I will admit that it is fun to start “stuff” on that site but it is all in good fun.I have learned so much about AC/DC by reading that board.I really enjoy talking about rare or lesser known songs by AC/DC.I am not a big fan of the “hits” by any means.One of my favorite albums is Ballbreaker, many people there think I am crazy. You will see me at concerts wearing my Ballbreaker t-shirt!That album is so underrated.It is pure sleazy rock at its best.The bluesy groove on that album is great, thanks to the return of Phil Rudd.One of my favorite songs ever is, Cover You in Oil.I also enjoy listening to Powerage, what a great bluesy feel on that album as well.I am very happy with the Black Ice album, Big Jack, Smash n Grab, Spoilin, Decibel are my faves on that album.I think that the song, Stormy May Day could have been EPIC, if they including a bluesy Angus solo.

AC/DC ABRUZZO: We met in Wilkes Barre for that historic show. You told us that you were seeing more than one shows? How did it go?

GOZONE: Yes, it was great to meet you in Wilkes. I had a great time meeting such great fans.Check out the pic of me and toxic. I drove 8 hours to see that show and bought a ticket off of a fan fromCalifornia.I was pissed that Live Nation seated radio station winners up front and the die hards in back. What bull shit, total corporate crap.Anyway, I enjoyed hearing RnR Train and Black Ice for the first time in history live.After that show I saw them 6 more times. Detroit(2nd row), Toronto, Columbus, San Antonio, Houston, Cincinnati.It was worth every penny, let me tell you.The Toronto show was the best, there was such a good atmosphere in that building that night.It seemed like a national holiday in Canada…what great fans there. My hearing was lost for weeks after sitting in the second row in Detroit.My highlights of the tour are , Shoot To Thrill, HAABPTB, War Machine, Back in Black to name a few.I hope that we hear some more deeper cuts as this tour goes on.I am a fan of HAAR, SUL, FOTS album, SinCity, Gone Shootin, Riff Raff, High Voltage, Live Wire, Walk All Over You, etc, etc.How great would it be if they played something off ofFOTS?It would be incredible for us fans.I truly hope that they mix up the set drastically for the later tour dates.

AC/DC ABRUZZO: Is it true that you met the band and that you have a special friendship with Phil Rudd?

GOZONE: Yes, me and Phil know each other…LOL…nah, I met him once outside of the hotel in suburbanDetroit.It was total luck that I found them there.I drove home from work and checked out this hotel nearby that musicians usually stay at when in town.I parked my car on the street and Angus Young turns the corner!! I nearly passed out.He was with a bodyguard and I shook his hand and he signed my FTATR vinyl for me.What a nice guy, he signed it personally to me.I was so nervous that I didn’t say what I wanted to.I then saw Phil walk out of the hotel and said hi to him, he told me and my buddy to get lost…LOL.He then came back an hour later and signed my vinyl for me.I hated to bug him but who knows if I will ever get that chance again.For all he knows, I am some ebay autograph seeking a-hole!Phil is the ultimate bad-ass and the best drummer for AC/DC.I find it hard to listen to the non-Rudd albums.Malcolm was very cool too.

AC/DC ABRUZZO: Gozone, they told us that you have actually Italian ancenstors. It wouldn't be surprising that your greatgrandmother was from Abruzzo?

GOZONE: Yes, I have family in Northern Italy, north of Venice. My great grandmother came to Detroit for work and didn’t speak any English. I never got to meet here but I am very proud of my Italian ancestry.There is nothing like an Italian family.We are very close and always enjoy spending time together during the holidays (great food too). I would love to get a chance to go to Italy and meet some of my family there.I would also love to see AC/DC there.The fans there are awesome and I would love to be in an arena that has General Admission.I can’t stand having seats on the floor in the USA, it sucks.

GOZONE: Well, I hope that we can meet during this tour.I think that they will be back to the USA soon (summer).I bet we hear dome classic gems too!!!Bring on Gone Shooting, Ballbreaker, SUL, WMW, High Voltage, etc, etc!!!Congrats on meeting Brian and Cliff, how cool!! Cheers and many thanks!!!!!

Monday, May 11, 2009

That doens't mean that AC/DC Abruzzo is forcing you to click on the links below though!! So please, please, please don't do it unless you want to spoil the surprise!

As you guys should know by now AC/DC ABRUZZO can resist everything but TEMPTATION!!! Especially AC/DC TEMPTATION! So we did click on the links and saw the stage which was assembled in Munich. And now we're even more excited!!!!!!!

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Dates confirmed today! AC/DC will be back in Australia in February for at least 5 stadium shows (7 with New Zealand). The one in Sidney will be the day before the anniversary of Bon's death. EMMOCITENOMAI'!

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